Wilkes County GaArchives Deed.....Devenport, Richard - Georgia, State Of September 16, 1791
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Written: September 16, 1791
Recorded: September 29, 1791

Georgia Land Grant Register, Book VVV, page 98

State of GEORGIA

          By his Excellency Edward Telfair Captain-General, Governor, and
          Commander in Chief, in and over the said State. and of the Militia 
thereof.

          To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING:

Know Ye, That in pursuance of the Act for opening the Land-Office, and by 
virtue of 
the powers in me vested, I HAVE, given and granted, and, by these presents, in 
the name and behalf of the said State, DO give and grant unto Richard Devenport 
his heirs and assigns forever, ALL that tract or parcel of Land, containing one 
hundred and ninety six acres, situate, lying, and being, in the county of 
Wilkes in the said state, and butting and bounding Northeast by Mrs Backston’s 
Land, Southeast by Orphans of John Doolys Land, South by William Loves Land, 
Southwest by T Maxwills Land, and Northwest by John Seals and R Devenports 
Land, Beginning at a Stake + Running South forty East forty chains to a 
cucumber & South fifty West Twenty one chains to a W Oak + South forty East ten 
chains to a Red Oak + South eighty west thirty Two chains + to a po oak + North 
Twenty one chains to a Red Oak + North eighty West thirty three chains to a Red 
Oak + and north fifty eight East fifty seven chains to the Beginning having 
such shape, form, and marks, as appear by a plat of the same hereunto annexed; 
together with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances thereof, 
whatsoever, to the said tract or parcel of Land belonging, or in any wise 
appertaining; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and 
demand, of the state aforesaid, of, in, to, or out of the same:  TO HAVE AND TO 
HOLD the said tract or parcel of Land, and all and singular the premises 
aforesaid, with their and every of their rights, members, and appurtenances, 
unto the said Richard Devenport his heirs and assigns, to his and their own 
proper Use and Behoof forever, in Fee simple..

             GIVEN under my Hand in Council, and the Great Seal of the said 
State, this Twenty Sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and ninety one and in the Sixteenth year of American Independence.
		
Signed by his Excellency the Governor, the 26th day of Septr. 1791

                                                                            
Edwd Telfair
 
J Meriwether S.E.D.
Registered the 29th day of Septemr 1791


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